The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-28
the notions of those who know least eravitate
into the Presidents message,

into the Presidents message.
To these sh allow mistakes, the President adds
one into which men OF far greater inform alton
have fallen. If only 2 Goo, 900 persons get wages
in protected industries. ne wonders how 10 O00,-
600 others can be benefited. Any novice in
trades onism could tell him that where six
men at work and one is idle and looking for
WORK. his competition will in turn depress the
wages of all the rest, and they can better afford
to pay for his living out Of their pockets
than to have him used as plle-driver to put
down their wages. That intelligent people
need to be told such rudimentary things may
seem incredible to Republican coneressmen.
But when the President. chosen by the intelli-
gent people aforesaid, demonstrates in his an
nual message that he needs to be taught the
same thing, it is a solemn warning that primary
schools cannot be neglected with safety.
Less than $50. 600. 600 at the utmost can be
taken from the revenue by putting on the free
list all raw materials of industry, according to
the annual report of the Bureau of Statistics
just published. and in that report such nd
vanced products as steel ignots classed as
crude materials Has the President or the Sec
rotary the least idea how great q reduction in
the rates of duty would be necessary to dimin-
ish the receipts by 30 to 60 per cent? Do thsv
imagine that removal of half or two-thrds of the
duties would have that effect2 There is not q
practical merchant or manufacturer who does
not know that such a change would enormously
increase mportations-unless. indeed, imme-
date panic and prosrraton should deprive the
people of consuming power-and that the lower
rates on double or treble the present importa-
tons would yield a larger revenue than is now
obtained. If the reduction of the duty be made
large enough to secure decrease of one-half in
the revenue derived from manufactured imports,
the road to prostration would be mercifully
short.
The selfish policy is always short-sighted
HE who finds his life shall lose it, While this
Nation defends all its industries, nobody caring
less for the welfare and steady and sure en-
poyment and honest independence of the
and women who work than for the possible pen
MES that might be saved by buying from Aus
tralia or Bilbao, well-deseryed prosperity besses
1900. 600 American homes. It is great and
a arfa r.
century it has cared more for men and women
than for dollars. The dollars have come be-
cause they have not been sought at the sacrifice
OF manhood The Nation has added more its
wealth during that period than any other nation
is now worth. Its CO. 00O 900 of people add more
to their wealth every year than the 120. DOC. 600
of Germany, France and England. and yet con-
sumo more in the satisfaction of human desires
than any 100. 600 600 inhabitants on the globe
Whoever strikes blow at system which mas
brought such grand results will belong in human
history with the freebooters and buccaneers
who blocked the path OF civilization. who made
self their aim, theft their industry, and crime
their only heroism
For nearly three years the freebooters of this
century have been saying: 'It lie shat
Democratic victory would endanger the Nations
prosperity" Enter President Cleveland to prove
that II was true. In his message men may learn
that the Nation has not been FRUSTRATED in it's
industries and robbed of its perity, only be-
cause the Presidents party has not had the pow
or. AT every session of Congress 1t has tried to
break down the defense of home industry. and
has been defeated by solid phaanx OF Repub-
lican votes. Stronger for every proof that only
its votes have saved the country from disaster,
the Republican party now has the prestige OF
success in States enough to elect President,
with seventeen votes to spare. But it cannot
afford to forget that its fidelity alone has made
1t str 1t cannot afford to neglect the task
of COZ ing error with enlightened facts, and
of ed, Ig the people to a policy both nationa,
and nc If it falters or hesitates, if it fiipchef
or foreets the Nations trust in q selfish scram
BILE for place or local success. not the memory of
Appomattox nor the genius Of a matchless lead
er can save it. a REPUBLICAN.